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This information was presented to the Board at the Board Workshop on April 15, 2025 by Superintendent Cole.
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The Belfair Montessori program and all students would move to the current Winbourne Elementary campus. The Winbourne Elementary campus would be renamed to Belfair Montessori.
This facility would become a swing space for future construction projects.
Students in the Gifted Program would move to LaSalle Elementary and all other students would move to The Dufrocq School.
The Bernard Terrace Elementary campus would be repurposed as an administrative site.
All Pre-K – 2nd grade students and Capitol Microcenter students would move to Melrose Elementary.
School would become a 3rd -6th grade configuration and would receive additional 3rd – 5th grade students from Winbourne Elementary based on the students’ attendance zone.
A medical program would be added to the school and the school would transition to the TAP model.
All 6th grade students would move to Capitol Elementary.
The Capitol Middle site code would be eliminated and the campus would become the new Capitol High.
The school would be reconfigured to be 7th – 12th grade and the existing medical program would remain.
All students would move to the current Capitol Middle site.
The building would be closed and repurposing would be determined at a later time.
Grade levels would be reconfigured to 7th – 12th grade and the existing medical program would remain.
Claiborne Elementary would transition to a TAP model school.
All 6th – 8th grade students would move to Scotlandville Middle.
A STEM magnet program would be added to Crestworth Elementary to align with Scotlandville Middle.
EBR Readiness Middle students and faculty would relocate to the current Ryan Elementary.
A repurpose plan for the current EBR Readiness Middle campus would be determined at a future date.
The Eva Legard Center program and 6th – 8th grade students would move to Glasgow Middle. All 9th – 12th grade students would move to McKinley High.
The Eva Legard Center site code would be eliminated and the site would be repurposed to be an administrative site.
Glasgow Middle would receive all 6th – 8th grade students from Eva Legard Center.
Glasgow Middle would inherit the Coastal and Environmental Studies Program from Eva Legard Center.
Glen Oaks Park Elementary would receive 3rd – 5th grade students from Merrydale Elementary. Current Glen Oaks Park Pre-K – 2nd grade students would move to Merrydale.
Highland Elementary would receive K-5 students from Westminster Elementary based on the students’ attendance zone.
Current students to remain at the school or attend attendance zone school by parent choice.
Existing charter closes and new operator begins.
Current students to remain at the school or attend attendance zone school by parent choice.
Existing charter closes and new operator begins.
LaSalle Elementary would receive all K-5 students in the Gifted Program from Bernard Terrace
McKinley High would receive all 9th – 12th grade students from Eva Legard Center.
All 3rd – 5th grade students would move to Capitol Elementary. Melrose would receive additional Pre-k – 2nd grade students from Winbourne Elementary and Park Elementary.
Melrose Elementary would transition to a Pre-K – 2nd grade Foundational Learning Center which could allow for two educators per classroom.
All 3rd – 5th grade students would move to Glen Oaks Park Elementary. Merrydale would receive all Pre-K – 2nd grade students from Glen Oaks Park.
Merrydale Elementary would become a Pre-K – 2nd grade Foundational Learning Center and could allow for two educators per classroom.
Merrydale Elementary would become a Pre-K – 2nd grade Foundational Learning Center and could allow for two educators per classroom.
All Pre-K students would move to Melrose Foundational Learning Center.
Park would transition to a K-8 grade configuration.
Park Forest Middle would transition to a TAP model school.
Progress Elementary would receive students from Ryan Elementary, including any current J.K. Haynes students.
A STEM magnet program would be added to align with the Scotlandville feeder pattern.
All students would move to Progress Elementary.
The Ryan Elementary site code would be eliminated and EBR Readiness Middle would relocate to the Ryan Elementary campus.
Scotlandville Middle would receive 6th – 8th grade students from Crestworth Elementary.
Scotlandville Middle would retain its STEM magnet program and receive traditional students.
The Dufrocq School would receive students from Bernard Terrace Elementary.
Wedgewood Elementary would receive students from Westminster Elementary based on attendance zone.
Proposed campus upgrades.
All students would be sent to Wedgewood Elementary or Highland Elementary based on attendance zone.
The Westminster Elementary campus would be closed.
Students would be dispersed to the following schools based on their grade level and attendance zones: Capitol Elementary (3-5), and Melrose Elementary (PK-2).
Winbourne Elementary site code would be eliminated and the school would be renamed to Belfair Montessori.
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